piles_of_anger
piles_of_anger t1_iwezzbg wrote
Reply to TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
No joke, that Atlantic crossing is a graveyard, I don't think I could sail across it without thinking about all those lost souls.
piles_of_anger t1_iuwgqyp wrote
Reply to TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army. by NotThenNotNowNever
While in the swamp he also got yelled at by a woman for letting oatcakes get burned that he agreed to watch.
piles_of_anger t1_iuiuyxn wrote
Reply to Forest in Lower Austria [OC] [6000*4000] by kvitkanina
Eerie and wonderful!
piles_of_anger t1_iuaokxd wrote
Reply to Japanese maple, Seattle WA [OC] 2800x2500 by Cathi2222
I love it!
piles_of_anger t1_itl8kg6 wrote
Reply to Everything costs so much money. by hearsdemons
Yeah, everything costs TOO much money. Let's go Brandon!
This has been a satirical announcement.
piles_of_anger t1_it4a6x6 wrote
Reply to comment by j2ms in In the Woods - Grosser Feldberg, near Frankfurt Germany [OC] [6048x4024] by j2ms
You bet, it's a wonderful shot.
piles_of_anger t1_it4842t wrote
Dramatic to say the least!
piles_of_anger t1_iszz0dm wrote
Reply to TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin
Sometimes cost cutting will cost you dearly.
piles_of_anger t1_iy3ics2 wrote
Reply to The fact that Cats are far more dangerous than Wolf Spiders, yet we love them far more and are far less afraid of them, says a lot about how humans value physical appearance in creatures by Run_MCID37
It's true, cats get away with all kinds of horse shit because of how cute they are (speaking from experience here), but too large of a spider gets in my house - like a wolf spider - and it's all out war.